Person
McCall, John (1860 - 1919)
KCMG
- Born
- 10 August 1860
East Devenport, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 27 June 1919
London, United Kingdom - Occupation
- Physician and Parliamentarian
Summary
(Sir) John McCall ran a successful private medical practice in Tasmania (Waratah then Ulverston) for many years. He was also an active member of parliament: McCall served two periods as the representative for West Devon in the House of Assembly and was the Minister for Agriculture from April 1903 to July 1904. During World War I, McCall took charge of the Australian Auxiliary Hospital in London, was President of the Australian Natives' Association in London and Chairman of the Australian Voluntary Hospital in Wimereux, France where established a home for recuperating Belgian soldiers. He was awarded the Belgian Order of the Crown for his efforts. In 1911 McCall was knighted then in 1919 was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG).
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Chronology
- 1881
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Master in Surgery (CM), University of Glasgow
- c. 1881 - c. 1885
- Career position - Medical Officer at Mount Bischoff mine, Tasmania
- c. 1881 - c. 1885
- Career position - Private practice in Waratah, Tasmania
- c. 1885 -
- Career position - Private practice in Ulverstone, Tasmania
- 1888 - 1893
- Career position - Member of the House of Assembly for West Devon
- 1901 - 1909
- Career position - Member of the House of Assembly for West Devon
- April 1903 - July 1904
- Career position - Chief Secretary and Minister for Agriculture
- 1905
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Glasgow
- 1909 -
- Career position - Agent-General for Tasmania
- 1911
- Award - Knighted
- 1915 - c. 1919
- Career position - Major and Medical Officer in charge of the Australian Auxiliary Hospital in London
- c. 1918
- Award - Belgian Order of the Crown
- 1919
- Award - Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Published resources
Book Sections
- Benett, Scott, 'McCall, Sir John (1860-1919), medical practitioner, politician and agent general' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 208-209. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100202b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6247432. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/259195831. Details
- 'McCall, John (1860-1919)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476106. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_m.html. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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